Articles Curated by Formula SAE Judges
Simple Kinematic Philosophies
Suspension Geometry
Controls Toe Angle Movement
Controls Camber Gain
Controls Ride Height Movement
Good geometry gives the springs, dampers, and anti-roll bars more influence than the geometry itself
Restrictors And Plenums And Sometimes Turbos
The restrictor limits the amount of air an engine can use. The intake plenum smooths out the intake pulses, and makes it possible for other engines to compete with 4-cylinders. Asides on turbocharging.
Dynamic Valve Event Optimization
The approach to understand what makes an engine run well is to look at the opening and closing of each valve. But whatever you want the valves to do, they’re actually doing something else, because you always have: Deflection, Inertia, and Vibration.
Brake Bias And Stability
The very best drivers can go up to but not over the maximum lateral capability during braking and corner entry. As they smoothly come off the brakes, the lateral limit increases due to both the friction circle, and more balanced loads front/rear.